Show Section Friday September 27 2002 Pagel The Herald Journal ——mm—mm Outdoors report Turkey shoot The Cache Valley Hunter Educa-tion Center 2851 W 200 North Logan will host an open house turkey shoot on Saturday in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day The turkey shoot begins at 8 am shotgun games will he offered CAPS will host a pistol match (call 5) and no fees will be charged for archery handgun or rifle ranges which open at 10 am For information call 753-46757-452- 00 Wellsvilles hike Bridgerland Audubon Society will host a hikeon Saturday to the crest of the Wellsville Mountains to witness one of the wonders of the avian world Over 6000 hawks migrate st along the Wellsvilles between mid-Augu- The trail gains 3000 feet in approximately 4 miles and is quite steep so wear stur--' dy footgear A change of layers a warm sweater and a good wind shell make the experience more comfortable Bring lunch and water Leave at 8 am from die parking lot between the Logan Fire Station and the Straw Oris (50 E 150 North) in Logan will be available For infor1 mation call Jim Sinclair at and mid-Octob- er Car-pooli- ng 752-006- CAPS match - This months CAPS match is free to any shooter who has never shot with us before An orientation class starts at 7:45 am Saturday with the match starting at 9 Minimum caliber is 9 mm The Cache Valley Hunter Education Center is located three miles ' west of Logan on the Valley View Highway (Hwy 30) For information contact Richard Meacham at 787-813- 1 EH orRmeachamsisnacom A springer spaniel retrieves ii ’ LuceroHeraJd Journal a pheasant during field trials in Weston on Monday More than 100 dogs competed at the event the first in Idaho Coyote program Stokes Nature Center will host a presentation on coyote research and management techniques at 9 am Saturday with Eric Gese wildlife biologist and associate professor at USU ftogram fee: $5 for adults $3 for children half price for Nature Centermembers At 10 am SNC staff will host a field trip to learn about predator research management and behavior as we tour the National Wildlife Research Center Predator Facility in Millville Space is limited and preregistration required Field trip fee: $5 per person half price for members For information call 755-32or go to ' -- t - : ' 7 ' i iV?! 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V : ii1 $ V ‘ ‘ i r ' Spaniels display skills at trials i x t ' i r T o watch a trained springer spaniel work is to watch controlled energy in 39 http:wwwlogannatureoig vKAv Stream project J The Cache Anglers and Boy Scout Troop 1 will lead a project Saturday to install buck and pole fencing and plant shrubs along Beaver Creek This is part of a project initiated by a Trout Unlimited Embrace-A-Strea- ra grant for sediment control and habitat improvement to benefit Bonneville cutthroat trout Volunteers should meet at 10 am at the Beaver Creek project site about a mile off ' Hwy 89 past the Beaver Creek ski area near the Sink Hollow trailhead Bring shovels gloves a lunch and drinking water and plan to work two or three hours For information call Ken Theis at 753-574- 3 Fall colors ride The Cache Valley Veloists will ride Saturday to Twin host a Bridges in Logan Canyon to enjoy leader is Nolan the foil colors-RidMeet at 10 am at Warby at the northwest comer of Merlin ' Olsen Park in Logan 30-mi- le 753-79- 30 ' I The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking individuals and groups to place bird nesting boxes in Northern Utah The DWR has many owl kestrel and mountain bluebird boxes that need to be placed For information call Phil Douglass at 476-275- 0 Trail work ' The Logan Ranger District will host a cleanup project of the Logan River Trail on Saturday National Public Lands Day from 8 am to noon We will provide trash pick-u-p bags and some tools Bring work gloves sturdy shoes and a water bottle For information call Lisa Perez at Education eventswill be 0 provided by Stokes Nature Center : : i ' ? S lyCTT: : t El LuceroHerald Journal Alan Baugh takes a pheasant and plants grass for Vie dogs to find it in the u get the thrill of the hunt and the retrieve and something to put in the fridge" “You still r : - Jerry Livingston chairman Weston field trials Nesting boxes 755-362- 4- - By Lance Frazier outdoors editor motion The dogs run incessantly Super Balling through the high grass fearlessly bounding into tangles and brush yet stopping on a dime at a handler’s order exuding an almost liquid beauty as they follow their noses in search of upland game birds Those traits were on display last weekend in Cache Valley at springer spaniel field trials both north and south of the border showing why the breed has become the bird dog of choice for many hunters 111686 dogs are highly trained athletes" said spaniel enthusiast Jerry Livingston He noted that Labradors are bred to' work waterfowl and pointers stop to point when they encounter their prey but the is a “true flushing dog" chase its quarry as it runs along the ground — as pheasants often do —until it Siel takeswing “Using a Labrador to hunt upland game js like using an offensive lineman to quarter Yellowstone to offer BHUNGS Mont (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is preparing to test the public’s appetite for mass transit hoping visitors will consider giving up their minivans and recreation vehicles for commuter buses “This park is just being loved to death” said Jim Evanoff a management assistant at Yellowstone “We’re starting to send the signal that private cars are not necessarily going to be the future at Yellowstone'’ road-doggi- ng The mass transit idea still in its early stages is part of a program intended to help cut down on air and noise pollution and improve the environment within the country’s first national park Yellowstone recently purchased a small fleet of the famous old yellow tour buses that were phased out of service in the park in the 1950s Once a chief source of visitor transportation tiw buses will be refurbished and are expected to he returned to service in a few years -- back your team” Livingston said' “This (springer spaniel) is a dog that specializes in upland game It will not stop till it makes the flush” Livingston a Weston resident and member of the Snake River Springer Spaniel Club organized the trials near Weston for Sunday and Monday piggybacking on trials held in Cache County on Friday and Saturday That allowed a sizable contingent of amateur and profession- al trainers to hit both events on a single trip and helped draw 115 top dogs from across the United States and Canada Nebraska trainer Jim DeVoll brought 11 dogs to compete at the Weston trials one of two dozen trials DeVoll and his wife Luanne will hit during their annual tour The trials more or less fpllow (he weather starting in Texas in early spring before ' moving north during the sum- and southward migrating mep again in the foil The DeVollS fifth- travel in a custom-mad- e wheel trailer with one half allocated for human travelers and the other half designed for dogs “This is a good family sport” said Luanne and on the first day of the Weston trials oodles of kids were on hand That was the day aimed at amateur train ers giving local dog owners a chance to show their stuff The second day of competition was dedicated to the pros (although i I ! amateurs wepe welcome) and ! showcased the talents of train- - I crs like DeVoll who has been i high-poipro in the AKC open! license trials three times in the ! last six years Paul Black an amateur from Houston who travels the pro cir-- ! cuit came to Weston to support ! the Idaho club’s first licensed i competition He said he became! a fan of springer spaniels after ! seeing a trainer send one of the ! smallish dogs into a briar tangle! that would have rebuffed most 1‘ nt ! 1 canines “I’ve had all kind of dogs and eventually I got springers" I Black said “They swim like Labs and their retrieving ability! i is unsurpassed “They’re a great dog They can be in the house out of the house they’re good with children and when they see a shotgun they're ready to at !' ! nd ! ! ! ’ I ti gO- - That was evident on Monday as the pros took their best dogs afield on Fonnesbeck family farmland After several hours' and multiple runs under a hot ! ! ! ! j See TRIALS on C12 transit system! Evanoff said The buses likely would be used at first for shuttle service between some of the park's more popular sites which are often clogged with vehicles and slowed by traffic jams Evanoff and others however hope the buses will eventually be just one part of a greater transportation system that would dramatically cut the number of private vehicles touring the park “I envision mass transportation such as bus companies bringing peo ple to entrance gates and people hopping onto some sort of transportation system where you have control of the visitor and minimal disturbance of wildlife” Evanoff said Environmentalists praise the option “We’re adding several million people to our country’s popula- tion each year and we’re not making any more Yellowstones” said Jon Catton a spokesman for the Greater: See TRANSIT on C12 - r |